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and ~50% of your participants are female? if so, congratulations, you're doing better than most of the tech events I've attended. My experience has been that (
by danohuiginn 15y ago
and ~50% of your participants are female? if so, congratulations, you're doing better than most of the tech events I've attended.
My experience has been that (a) women are a minority in almost all computer communities and events, and (b) how large a minority they are correlates strongly to how much effort is made to encourage their participation. Activities like the Boston Python Workshop are effective
- feralmoan 15y agoI didn't say anything about the ratio, the male/female distribution is irrelevant and would posit that anyone harboring feelings of self doubt or insecurity about their skills will find tech conferences or workshops intimidating, irregardless of their sex. My first GoogleI/O, for instance, was nerve wracking and I barely spoke with anyone on technical matters - even armed with a CS degree and (admittedly miniscule) male genitalia. Feelings are not fact, a little courage and interaction can go a long way.
- danohuiginn 15y agooh, sure. The under-representation of women is just one, particularly visible, way in which we're losing out on potential talented contributors. If you can figure out ways to help newcomers participate in conferences despite feeling intimidated, that's also a great way to deepen the talent pool.